show off your passion and skill for data analytics!

The Actuaries Institute, together with the Young Data Analytics Working Group (YDAWG), invites actuaries and analysts to make a short video on what excites them about Data Analytics. The judges are looking for interesting data sets or niche tools that Actuaries and Analysts are using to solve real problems! Shortlisted and winning videos will be promoted to a wide audience to show the power of Data Analytics in solving real problems. ﻿

Fantastic prizes!

The winner will receive AUD $2000.00 in prize money and two runners up will each receive AUD $500.00 in prize money! All shortlisted entries will receive opportunities to feature their work in Actuaries Digital, the CareerView Podcast and at the hugely popular 2018 Data Seminar, later this year!

Example videos

Winning entries will be judged on:

Video Content

Video Energy and Engagement

Video Quality

Social Media and Member Engagement

A word from some of the Competition Judges:

"The competition is an innovative way to expose the exciting growth actuaries are driving in the field of data science and analytics. The video competition is a first for the Institute, and I’m thrilled to see the voice it will bring actuaries, who otherwise do not get a chance to showcase their unique abilities and interests." – Michael Storozhev, Senior Underwriter @ Cover-More ﻿

"This is an exciting way to engage with the younger members of the profession, who often drive the technical innovation in analytics teams. I’m looking forward to a broad range of entries, as well as an insight into what tools people are actually using today." – Hugh Miller, Principal @ Taylor Fry

﻿“This is a fantastic opportunity for Actuaries and Analysts to flex their creativity, and experiment with the engaging medium of video to communicate the power of data analytics.”– Stephanie Quine, Digital Marketing Manager @ Actuaries Institute

“With data analytics moving so quickly, there are so many new tools being developed and data-sets being publicly released. These "Weapons of Mass Deduction" are potentially of value not just for data analytics specialists, but also actuaries in traditional fields working with data in some form.I am really excited to be part of this competition - it is a great opportunity to uncover and bring these great concepts to light within the actuarial profession, all while having fun - and there are prizes to be won too!" – Jacky Poon, Head of Actuarial and Analytics @ World Nomads Group

“Different people have different ways of approaching the same problem. With there being so many tools and techniques out there, I'm excited to find out what members are using and how they will creatively showcase the tool in a video." - Cindy Vuong, Senior Actuarial Research Analyst @ Pacific Life Re.